reaction

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
  2. noun an idea evoked by some experience
  3. noun a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English reaccion, from Old French reaction, from Latin reāctiō, from the verb reagō, from re- (“again”) + agō (“to act”); more at re-, action; equivalent to react + -ion.

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Synonyms

chemical reaction

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